He added: “I’ve told my closest friends and as soon as they see it they start laughing.

“It’s bringing smiles to people’s faces. It’s a bit of fun, a bit of banter.”

Tattooist Steve Bell, the same artist who has also tattooed Keith Lemon and a spaghetti-eating portrait of Ant and Dec on clients’ bum cheeks, joked that he never intended to become famous for his backside art.